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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Having a great time at Dead Northern Film Festival 2026! 3 days of Horror shenanigans! Awesome! Check out the merch! The pass and t shirt glow in the dark 😁

Smiling man holding a pass to a film festival

Picture of a t shirt, tote bag and a festival pass

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Come at watch me talk with Adam Pearson about my book, Horror and Disability, at the BFI London Film Festival 👇

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Molly Tie @mollytie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Just a periodic reminder that I wrote a book about punk, feminism, social history and female fans of punk across 50 years...so if that sounds like your thing then you can get Rebel Grrrls wherever you get books! omnibuspress.com/products/reb...

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Rebel Grrrls: The Real Story of Women and Punk

This is the untold story of how women shaped punk—and how punk shaped them. From the gritty streets of 1970s London to the sun-soaked beaches of 2000s California, this book captures the spirit of a mo...

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Absolutely delighted to announce that I am speaking at BFI London Film Festival 2026! I am discussing my book, Horror and Disability (published by @uniwalespress.bsky.social) with the legendary actor and activist Adam Pearson! Very excited 😁 whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/a...

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Monstrous? Rethinking Disability in Horror | BFI London Film Festival 2026

Dr Darren Gray joins us to discuss his book, Horror and Disability: Representations of Disability in Twenty-First-Century Film and Television.

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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ends Monday! Follow the link below for 70% off hundreds of titles in our summer sale while stocks last 📚️ www.uwp.co.uk/sel-sale/

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Offer ends: 31 August

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Today’s Task: Writing a chapter for an edited collection examining Mr Hyde in Stevenson’s 1886 novella and Steven Moffat’s 2007 BBC television series ‘Jekyll’. #gothic #gothicliterature #horrorsky #writing #academia

Smiling man holding a copy of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and a DVD of Jekyll (2007)

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Horror and countdown to Halloween time! This will be my #100HorrorMoviesin92Days thread. For more information about the challenge check out @spookysarahsays.bsky.social 1 - The Toxic Avenger Unrated (2023) - Fun, horror-comedy silliness. A perfect start to this year’s challenge! #HorrorSky

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Here is @uniwalespress.bsky.social autumn / winter catalog which includes my book, Horror and Disability, as well as several other fantastic upcoming texts! Check it out!

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Sunny day = Suspiria T Shirt. I love Suspiria 1977 and 2018 and think they are both great films. #HorrorSky

Smiling man wearing a t shirt with an image from Suspiria 1977

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Absolutely essential #horror and #Gothic books from @uniwalespress.bsky.social! Snap up as many as you can while they are on offer 😁 #HorrorSky #AcademicSky

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David “Darkness” Weiner @davidweiner.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I’m nominated for a @fangoria.bsky.social Chainsaw award: Best Documentary Feature! Your vote would mean the world to me. I’ve never brought home the Chainsaw. Perhaps this year will be different? Thanks for your support/enthusiasm/spreading the word to fellow fans! Vote now at vote.fangoria.com

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Currently reading: Lynch on Lynch. It’s fantastic. #BookSky #DavidLynch #FilmSky

Smiling man holding a copy of the book Lynch on Lynch

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Binge re-watching the Evil Dead trilogy to get ready for the release of Evil Dead Burn later this week 🔥 #HorrorSky #EvilDead #EvilDeadBurn

Smiling man holding an Evil Dead DVD Box set

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

In an ambitious (but probably misguided) attempt to embrace technology and social media I am now on Instagram. Please join me for even more spooky/horror/academic/writing shenanigans 😁 #horrorsky #writers www.instagram.com/drdarrengray...

QR Code to join Dr Darren Gray’s Instagram

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Xavier Aldana Reyes @xaldanareyes.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Book announcement! Reece Goodall’s edited collection Horror Spoofs and Parodies is planned for publication this autumn. It’s volume #29 in the Horror Studies academic book series. www.uwp.co.uk/book/horror-... @uniwalespress.bsky.social #horror #horrorstudies

Cover for Reece Goodall’s Horror Spoofs and Parodies, showing a creepy clown.

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

At a Seed Talks ‘The History of Folk Horror’ lecture this evening! Very exciting! #HorrorSky #FolkHorror

Picture of a ppt slide saying ‘The History of Folk Horror’

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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Are you feeling inspired by Northumbria University's Horror Now conference? 💀 Discover even more with our Horror Studies series! Featuring books from some of Horror Now's speakers, such as Edmund P. Cueva and Darren Gray 📚️ www.uwp.co.uk/series/categ... @xaldanareyes.bsky.social

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

It’s such lovely weather I’ve decided to spend the morning at the beach. Delightful 😁☀️ #Filey

A man’s feet on a beach with the sea in the distance

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I am so excited for In Search of Darkness: 70s! The trailer is superb. I love these documentaries! 😁 #Horror #HorrorSky

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Horror Lex® @horrorlex.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The new @uniwalespress.bsky.social's aca-horror books are Stateside as of tomorrow! Demons of American recession + urban legends from X-FILES to BACKROOMS. Get from @uchicagopress.bsky.social @maireadcasey.bsky.social #IrenaJurković #MarkoLukić #TijanaParezanović press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

On the left, the cover of the book "Demon Possession and Sexual Violence in Post-Recession American Horror Cinema" featuring a surrealist drawing of a cloaked figure in a space-age background with a demon popping his head up from the ground.

On the right, the cover of the book "Urban Legends and the Cultural Geography of Horror" featuring a photo of the darkened staircase from THE EXORCIST.

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Running Leeds 10k today and promoting Mind and mental health awareness. Let’s go! #Leeds10k #running

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Yes! Very excited about this! 😁 Tales from the Crypt fans, check it out and spread the word! #HorrorSky #Podcast #TalesfromtheCrypt

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

AWESOME BOOK RELEASE!!! Check out ‘Rebel Grrrls - The real story of Women and Punk’ by the fantastic @mollytie.bsky.social which was officially released today. Looking forward to reading it! 😁 #BookSky #punk #writers

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I saw all of these presentations and they were absolutely fantastic. Not only are these #horror scholars really talented, they are also really great people. Congratulations! Lovely stuff! 😁

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Outstanding selection of books here 👇 If you study #Horror or the #Gothic some of these books are absolutely essential! I am especially eager to read Sam Tabet’s Beyond the Lesbian Vampire which was released last year 😁 #BookSky

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I loved my time at @horrorstudies.bsky.social Horror Studies Now 2026. So many amazing presentations and fantastic people. Big thanks to everyone involved in putting it together.Absolute legends!

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Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Day 2 Part 3: a superb session chaired by the lovely @maxgee1284.bsky.social: Disability and Neurodivergence. Catherine Pugh - Extraordinary Body in Post-Apocalypse Narratives, Darren Gray on 'Occupied Flesh' and the wonderful Marcella Rees-Gray on 'Growing up Wild.' @horrorstudies.bsky.social

Cathering Pugh in front of a screen showing images from the walking dead

Darren Gray in front of a screen showing a poster of the film 'Companion'

Marcella Rees-Gray in front of a screen showing image from where the wild things are

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Just finishing up the PowerPoint for my presentation at Horror Studies Now 2026 at Northumbria University in a few days! I love this conference and I am very excited to catch up with and meet new #HorrorStudies friends. @horrorstudies.bsky.social #HorrorSky #HorrorNU

PowerPoint slide titled “Occupied Flesh: Technology, Disability and Embodiment in Contemporary Horror.

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Was great to run the Rob Burrow Leeds Half Marathon today! Great fun! Here are the before and after piccies #Leeds #Running

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

At the cinema ready to see IRON MAIDEN: BURNING AMBITION (2026) Let’s rock! 🤘🤘 #IronMaiden #IronMaidenBurningAmbition #HeavyMetal

Poster for Iron Maiden Burning Ambition (2026)

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

I love this chapter title! 🤣 The book is A History of Heavy Metal (2017) by Andrew O Neill and it is awesome! #BookSky #HeavyMetal #Metal

Picture of a book page with the chapter title: In the Late Nineties Every Band I Loved Went Shit

Book cover for A History of Heavy Metal by Andrew O Neill

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It’s May 1st. So I will be enjoying my annual tradition of checking in on how those folks on Summerisle celebrate May Day and watching Edward Woodward keep his appointment with The Wicker Man 🔥 #HorrorSky

Smiling Man wearing a The Wicker Man t-shirt.

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Not only is it a beautiful Friday afternoon but the new issue of @helleborezine.bsky.social has arrived! I’m going to set myself down in the garden with a cold drink and get reading. Perfect start to the weekend 😁

Smiling man holding a copy of Hellebore magazine

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Spent most of my Sunday tackling a big pile of ironing. Decided to put Ghost: Rite Here Rite Now (2024) on to keep me motivated and the time flew by, awesome live concert🤘🏻💀🤘🏻 #ThebandGhost #RiteHereRiteNow #metal

Cover for Ghost’s Rite Here Rite Now
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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Fantastic! I love @helleborezine.bsky.social so this is an immediate pre-order.

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David “Darkness” Weiner @davidweiner.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS ‘70s is coming… Please share your thoughts in our survey for what horror movies and chapter topics you’d like to see in the upcoming documentary!📝👇 tally.so/r/ZjYa70 🙏📽️💀🪓 #horrorsky #filmsky #GenX

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Have Your Say: In Search of Darkness '70s

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I love the In Search of Darkness series of #horror deep dive documentaries. I have been watching the most recent one, In Search of Darkness 1995-1999 (2025) over the past few days (it’s over 6 hours long) and it is another triumph! Loved it! #horrorsky

Poster for In Search of Darkness 1995-1999 (2025)

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Not my usual genre but I am sat down at the cinema and ready to see THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE (2026). Let’s a go!

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Currently in lovely Paris for a break, so I went for a morning walk to see and pay my respects to Oscar Wilde. #OscarWilde

Man in front of Oscar Wilde’s tomb in Paris

Man standing in front of Oscar Wilde’s tomb

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Very sorry and sad to see this. @horrornonna.com is a huge and highly important voice in horror and film scholarship and research. If you can manage to help out a horror comrade in need, check out below 👇 #HorrorSky #FilmSky

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Decided to give Dario Argento’s DEEP RED (1975) a long overdue rewatch. It’s great and I’d forgotten how integral Goblin’s soundtrack is to the film’s strange atmosphere. #HorrorSky #FilmSky

Still from Deep Red (1975) showing a man’s face reflected in a mirror in between painted faces.

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Willow Nichols-Capra 🤎 @novellamenagerie.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I wanted to share this before Women’s History Month is over ✨ give these awesome writers a follow and share to help introduce them to new readers! If you’re a horror author and don’t see your name on the list, reply to this to be added 🫶🏽

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Dr Darren Gray @drdarrengray.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I’ve just watched (the superbly titled) HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON (2023) and what an absolute delight it was! Excellent feature film debut and mix of comedy, horror and drama from Ariane Louis-Seize. I loved it! #HorrorSky #Vampires #FilmSky

Poster for Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023)

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